This and That 03-09-09

the PDH

Published 7:00 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2009

SCHWAN'S HOME Foods will host a fundraiser for Shattered Dreams from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. April 2. Trucks will be parked north of the fire station at 911 Quincy. A portion of sales will be donated to the Shattered Dreams Scholarship Fund.

A PHS PROM meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the PHS east gym. Plans for prom will be finalized.

YMCA HEALTHY KIDS Day will be from 1-4 p.m. April 4 at the Y, 313 Ennis. Activities, which are free, will include an obstacle course, relay races, fun run, face painting, health fair, Cardio Kids class and more. For more information contact Jennifer Rankin at 293-2319 or visit www.plainviewymca.org.

A MEETING TO determine the viability of reviving the Floyd County Fair will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at the Floyd County Unity Center. Residents from Floyd and surrounding counties are welcome.

EMMANUEL Church of God in Christ will have a fish fry from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. every Friday through April 10 at Austin Heights Community Center, 1811 Walter Griffin. Plates of fish, fries, salad, coleslaw, drink and dessert are $8 each. Delivery is available with orders of five or more. Call 293-2555.

LITTLE MISS Plainview and Miss Plainview pageants will be held Saturday. Scholarships will be awarded. For more information call Susan Ward at 839-2304 or 729-5560.

OLENE YATES will celebrate her 85th birthday from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday at College Heights Baptist Church. Family and friends are encouraged to attend. No gifts, please.

PHS A CAPPELA Choir's pre-contest concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the PHS auditorium.

A LOVE FUND for Laton Curry, former Wal-Mart Distribution employee, has been set up at American State Bank.

BOWLING Over Cancer Tournament, sponsored by the Herald Rubiks Relay for Life team, will be March 28 at Plainview Bowling Center. The tournament is open to anyone over age 15 on three-person teams. Entry fee is $10 per person. Certificates will be awarded for different categories and lots of door prizes will be given away. A tournament for league bowlers only also will be held. All proceeds go the Relay for Life.

For more information call the Plainview Bowling Center at 291-8883.

THE FOOL'S CUP Triathlon will be from 9-10 a.m. for adults (ages 14 and up) and from 10-11 a.m. for children on April 4 at the YMCA. The adult race consists of a 200-meter swim, five-mile bike race and two-mile run. The children's race consists of a 100-meter swim, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. Cost is $15 for adults or $10 per child. Team entries also are available. Entry includes a T-shirt and finisher medal.

FAFSA individual meetings with Gloria Jimenez of LEARN will be held for senior parents from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 9:30 a.m.-5:30 a.m. Tuesday at PHS. For more information call Chris Fortenberry or Valinda Parker at 296-4051.

CAKE DECORATING classes with Etta Gilbert will be from 6-8 p.m. every Monday from March 23 through April 13 at South Plains College, 1920 W. 24th. Register by today. For more information call SPC at 296-9611, ext. 4304 or 4320.

PHS PROJECT Graduation 2009 will be from 11 p.m.-3 a.m. May 29 at Main Event in Lubbock. Transportation will leave and return to First United Methodist Church. Breakfast and door prizes will be given to all students participating. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased by March 23 from Richard DeSoto at PHS.